The School of Education is
located on the Townsville and Cairns campuses.
It is responsible for the teaching of all education
subjects. The Professional Experience Unit, within the School of Education,
is responsible for allocating students to a school to complete their practice
teaching requirements.
While all four years of the Primary and Early Childhood
Education programs are offered on both campuses, only the first
two years of the Secondary program are available in Cairns. The
entire program is offered in Townsville.
Students may find that they need advice on some
aspects of studies. The School has a number of academic advisers
who offer advice to students.
On the Townsville Campus, contact one of the
following:
Academic Adviser
Contact the Student Faculty Officer for an appointment.
Student Faculty Officer
| Mr Doug Neeson |
(07) 4781 4465 |
| Miss Helen Jackson |
(07) 4781 6289 |
Professional Experience Unit
| Ms Nola Judd |
(07) 4781 4367 |
| Mrs Kerrin Aston |
(07) 4781 4681 |
On the Cairns Campus, contact one of the following:
Administrative Officer
| Ms Karen Montaldi |
(07) 4042 1461 |
Academic Adviser
Make appointment through Secretary –
| Ms Di Grogan |
(07) 4042 1143 |
Students with disabilities may contact the Workplace
Equity Unit in Education Queensland for advice and support prior
to School Experience sessions. See the Professional Experience Unit
for details.
The Bachelor of Education and the joint degrees
including Education have been accepted by the Queensland Board of Teacher
Registration. Graduates of these courses can therefore apply for
registration as a teacher. Applicants will be subject to a national
criminal history check. The Board may choose to reject an application
as a result. Any students with concerns about this should contact
the Office of the Board for further information (07) 3377 4777.
The Bachelor of Education course can be taken
in any of three programs which prepare teachers for early childhood, primary
and secondary levels. The course is designed as a qualification
for teachers who are knowledgeable life-long learners, committed
to all learners and their communities, competent in curriculum, pedagogy
and assessment, and committed to professional and ethical responsibility
and action. Particular attention is given to ensuring that graduates
are well prepared to contribute to education in north Queensland,
including a focus on the needs of Indigenous students and students
in rural and isolated communities.
The course enhances the discipline knowledge base of teachers,
integrates theory and practice, and promotes a reflective approach
to teaching. There is significant collaboration between the University
and schools in ensuring that both the on-campus and professional
experience components of the course ensure a successful transition
to the profession.
The first year is a year of orientation to teachers’ work
and the development of professional understanding and competence. Students
are introduced to the context of education and come to understand
how people grow and develop in the socio-cultural practices of their
world. They begin to consider how teaching and learning might respond
and contribute to individual development and social change in a globalised
society. Students focus on basic literacies in language, mathematics
and technology, both as goals for education and as competencies
for their own professional growth.
In second and third years, students focus more
closely on teaching and learning in the context of student and school
cultures. They study the process of teaching and learning in the
various curriculum contexts, including critical inquiry into “commonsense” understandings
of “best practice”. Students develop the following
competencies in their curriculum areas:
- understanding
contemporary issues in the field and their origins;
- knowledge of relevant
theories informing practice within the area;
- skills of planning and
implementing successful teaching practices;
- critical analysis and
assessment of the uses of relevant technologies;
- development and evaluation
of teaching programs and resources and appropriate assessment of
learning outcomes.
A key focus of this part of the course is the process
of critical investigation and reflective inquiry, both as goals
of schooling, but also as the means for the development of professional
expertise.
During the first three years, students complete
the discipline requirements for their relevant strand (i.e. secondary,
primary, early childhood).
In the final year of the program students integrate
intellectual and practical knowledges in ways that will prepare them to contribute
to the development of a tolerant, vigorous and
caring society for all their students. Studies in curriculum and
beginning teaching join with extended teaching experience in schools
to allow students to develop and communicate personal theories and
philosophies of teaching and learning. Students become more independent
in their development of the role of teacher/ researcher
and prepare to contribute in authentic ways to their profession.
Students undertaking the Graduate Bachelor of
Education complete a two year program of education studies. They
also complete the same professional experience requirements as the
Bachelor of Education, adjusted to meet the two year time frame.
1. If necessary, change the course code to indicate
your progress through the program in which you are enrolled.
2. Turn to the appropriate program following the
degree requirements (pp.258–263 in Undergraduate Courses and
Strands). Tick the subjects you have already completed successfully. Choose
subjects up to 24 units (no more than 32 units if you are overloading)
for the next stage of your program by:
(a) consulting the Master Schedule of Subjects in this Handbook
for non-education subjects;
(b) consulting the list of education electives on page 229 if
you are in level 3 or level 4.
3. Enter your subject selection on your re-enrolment
form and return it.
BRING YOUR HANDBOOK TO THE ENROLMENT VERIFICATION
SESSION.
Do not be afraid that, when you find out more
about the subjects, you might want to change your enrolment. During
Orientation Week, you meet individually with a member of staff to
discuss your enrolment at which time you will have an opportunity
to change subjects, if necessary. Information on enrolment verification
sessions will be provided in your re-enrolment package.
If you are seeking credit for previous studies at
this or another institution, you should enrol in a normal level
1 program as discussed above. When a decision on your credit application
is made, then you should contact the office of the Executive Dean
for advice on an appropriate choice of subjects.
Listed on the following pages are the non-education
subjects available to level 1 Bachelor of Education students in
2001. There are other subjects in the Arts and Science that have
no prerequisite and are acceptable.
Students intending to study a language other than
English should note the following:
The languages for which teachers are prepared
are French and Japanese. It is unlikely that students who have not completed
a language to year 12 level will be able to reach a level of proficiency
with the language that would enable them to obtain employment as
a teacher of that language. If you have completed year 12 in the
language, you should enrol in the basic level of the subject, not
the beginners level.
If you want to prepare as an early childhood or
primary teacher, you can enrol in the beginners level subjects (whether
you have completed the language to year 12 level or not). With this
level of study, it is likely that you will have to complete further
studies in the language after completing your degree to reach sufficient
proficiency to be a LOTE specialist. In the meantime, you would
be able to be employed as a generalist teacher.
(descriptions of these subjects are shown on pages
387 to 395)
Note:
Students intending to prepare for secondary teaching should
choose 12 units from two disciplines (six units each) from subjects
marked with an “*”.
TOWNSVILLE CAMPUS
SEMESTER 2
| PP1210:03 |
Introductory Anatomy |
FULL YEAR
| *VA1210:03 |
Modern to Postmodern: An Overview of 20th Century
Visual Arts |
SEMESTER 1
| VA1118:03 |
Introduction to Visual Arts |
SEMESTER 2
SEMESTER 1
| *BM1000:03 |
Introductory Biochemistry
and Microbiology |
SEMESTER 2
| *SP1001:03 |
Introduction to Fitness and Exercise
Biology |
SEMESTER 1
| *BT1020:03 |
Plant Diversity: from Reef
to Rainforest |
SEMESTER 2
| *BZ1020:03 |
Inheritance and the Evolution
of Life |
| BZ1030:03 |
Introductory Ecology |
SEMESTER 1
| BU1000:03 |
Business Communication and Information Technology |
| *CO1002:03 |
Contemporary Accounting Principles and Systems
1 |
| *CO1501:03 |
Introduction to Commercial Law |
SEMESTER 2
| *CO1003:03 |
Contemporary Accounting Principles and Systems
2 |
| *CO1501:03 |
Introduction to Commercial Law |
| *MG1731:03 |
Managing Organisations 1 |
SEMESTER 1
| *CH1001:03 |
Introductory Chemistry A |
SEMESTER 2
| *CH1002:03 |
Introductory Chemistry B |
SEMESTER 1
| *EA1100:03 |
Dynamics of Planet Earth |
SEMESTER 2
| *EA1200:03 |
Earth History and Resources |
| EA1300:03 |
Earth Resources, Environment and
Hazards |
SEMESTER 1
| *EC1005:03 |
Economics for Business 1 |
SEMESTER 2
| *EC1006:03 |
Economics for Business 2 |
SEMESTER 1
| *EL1007:03 |
Getting of Wisdom:Literary Youth
and Maturity |
| *EL1010:03 |
Effective Writing |
SEMESTER 2
| *EL1006:03 |
The Motives for Fiction |
| EL1010:03 |
Effective Writing |
| or |
|
| *EL1112:03 |
Modern Communication 1 |
SEMESTER 1
| *FR1001:03 |
Foundation French 1 |
SEMESTER 2
| *FR1002:03 |
Foundation French 2 |
SEMESTER 1
| *GE1400:03 |
Physical Geography and the Environment |
SEMESTER 2
| *EV1001:03 |
Introduction to Environmental Science |
| *GE1300:03 |
Introduction to Human Geography |
SEMESTER 1
| *HI1250:03 |
Australia: A Thematic History 1 |
| *HI1301:03 |
International History: the Rise
of Europe |
SEMESTER 2
| *HI1251:03 |
Australia: A Thematic History 2 |
| *HI1302:03 |
Age of Extremes: The Twentieth Century |
SEMESTER 1
| *HM1061:03 |
Foundations of Human Movement
Studies |
SEMESTER 2
| SP1001:03 |
Introduction to Fitness and Exercise Biology |
SEMESTER 1
| IA1015:03 |
Indigenous Australian Worldviews
1 |
SEMESTER 2
| *IA1007:03 |
Linking Indigenousness 1 |
| IA1016:03 |
Indigenous Law and Politics 1 |
SEMESTER 1
| CP1030:03 |
Introduction to Information Technology |
| *CP1200:03 |
Introduction to Computer
Science 1 |
| CP1500:03 |
Introduction to Information and Database
Systems |
SEMESTER 2
| CP1010:03 |
Introduction to Multimedia |
| CP1030:03 |
Introduction to Information Technology |
| *CP1300:03 |
Introduction to Computer
Science 2 |
SEMESTER 1
| *JA1001:03 |
Foundation Japanese 1 |
SEMESTER 2
| *JA1002:03 |
Foundation Japanese 2 |
SEMESTER 1
| *LA1005:03 |
Principles of Criminal Law A |
| *LA1007:03 |
Legal Research and Analysis |
SEMESTER 2
| *LA1004:03 |
Principles of Criminal Law B |
| *LA1006:03 |
Legal Studies |
SEMESTER 1
| *MA1000:03 |
Mathematical Foundations |
| MA1020:03 |
Foundation Mathematics |
SEMESTER 2
| *MA1003:03 |
Mathematical Techniques |
| MA1020:03 |
Foundation Mathematics |
| MA1401:03 |
Statistics and Data Analysis |
SEMESTER 1
SEMESTER 2
SEMESTER 1
| PH1001:03 |
Foundation Physics |
| *PH1005:03 |
Introductory Physics |
SEMESTER 2
SEMESTER 1
| *PL1001:03 |
Comparative Politics: Making Sense
of a Puzzling World |
SEMESTER 2
| *PL1002:03 |
World Politics: International Conflict
and Cooperation |
SEMESTER 2
| *EV1001:03 |
Introduction to Environmental Science |
| SC1301:03 |
Science for Primary Teachers |
SEMESTER 1
| *AN1001:03 |
Anthropology IA: Discovering Anthropology |
| *AR1001:03 |
The World of Archaeology |
| PY1101:03 |
Exploring Psychology 1 |
| *SY1001:03 |
Introduction to Sociology |
| WS1001:03 |
Introduction to Social Policy |
SEMESTER 2
| *AN1002:03 |
Anthropology IB: Australia and Regional
Culture |
| *AR1002:03 |
Archaeology: Methods and Approaches |
| PY1102:03 |
Exploring Psychology 2 |
| *SY1002:03 |
Australian Society |
| WS1003:03 |
Issues in Social Policy |
SEMESTER 1
| *TH1101:03 |
Writing for Theatre |
SEMESTER 2
| *TH1102:03 |
Acting 1 – Introduction
to the Art of Acting |
SEMESTER 1
| *ZL1001:03 |
The Diversity of Animal Life |
CAIRNS CAMPUS
SEMESTER 1
| *VA1018:03 |
Visual Arts Studies 1A |
SEMESTER 2
| *VA1028:03 |
Visual Arts Studies 1B |
JULY INTENSIVE
| *BM1000:03 |
Introductory Biochemistry and Microbiology |
SEMESTER 1
| *BT1001:03 |
Introduction to Plant Science |
SEMESTER 2
| *BZ1001:03 |
Fundamentals of Biology |
| *BZ1002:03 |
Introductory Ecology |
SEMESTER 1
| BU1000:03 |
Business Communication and Information Technology |
| CO1002:03 |
Contemporary Accounting Principles and Systems
1 |
SEMESTER 2
| CO1003:03 |
Contemporary Accounting Principles and Systems
2 |
| CO1501:03 |
Introduction to Commercial Law |
| MG1731:03 |
Managing Organisations 1 |
SEMESTER 1
| *CH1001:03 |
Introductory Chemistry A |
SEMESTER 2
| *CH1002:03 |
Introductory Chemistry B |
SEMESTER 1
| *EA1001:03 |
Introductory Earth Science |
SEMESTER 2
| *EA1002:03 |
Environmental Earth Science |
SEMESTER 1
| *EC1005:03 |
Economics for Business 1 |
SEMESTER 2
| *EC1006:03 |
Economics for Business 2 |
SEMESTER 1
SEMESTER 2
| *EL1005:03 |
The Modernist Experiment |
| EL1112:03 |
Modern Communication 1 |
SEMESTER 1
| *FR1001:03 |
Foundation French 1 |
SEMESTER 2
| *FR1002:03 |
Foundation French 2 |
SEMESTER 1
| *GE1350:03 |
Society, Space and the Environment |
SEMESTER 2
| *EV1001:03 |
Introduction to Environmental Science |
SEMESTER 1
| *HI1250:03 |
Australia: A Thematic History
1 |
| *HI1290:03 |
Early Modern Europe: Public Life |
SEMESTER 2
| *HI1251:03 |
Australia: A Thematic History
2 |
| *HI1291:03 |
Early Modern Europe:Private Lives |
SEMESTER 1
| HM1061:03 |
Foundations of Human Movement Studies |
SEMESTER 1
| CP1030:03 |
Introduction to Information Technology |
| *CP1200:03 |
Introduction to Computer
Science 1 |
| CP1500:03 |
Introduction to Information and Database Systems |
SEMESTER 2
| *CP1300:03 |
Introduction to Computer
Science 2 |
SEMESTER 1
| *JA1001:03 |
Foundation Japanese 1 |
| *JA1101:03 |
Basic Japanese 1 |
SEMESTER 2
| *JA1002:03 |
Foundation Japanese 2 |
| *JA1102:03 |
Basic Japanese 2 |
SEMESTER 1
| *LA1005:03 |
Principles of Criminal Law A |
| *LA1007:03 |
Legal Research and Analysis |
SEMESTER 2
| *LA1004:03 |
Principles of Criminal Law B |
| *LA1006:03 |
Legal Studies |
SEMESTER 1
| *MA1000:03 |
Mathematical Foundations |
SEMESTER 2
| *MA1003:03 |
Mathematical Techniques |
| MA1401:03 |
Statistics and Data Analysis |
SEMESTER 2
SEMESTER 1
| *PH1010:03 |
Physics of our World I: The Earth and
the Universe |
SEMESTER 2
| *PH1011:03 |
Essential Physics I: Classical
Physics |
SEMESTER 1
| *PL1001:03 |
Comparative Politics: Making Sense
of a Puzzling World |
SEMESTER 2
| *PL1002:03 |
World Politics: International Conflict
and Cooperation |
SEMESTER 2
| EV1001:03 |
Introduction to Environmental Science |
SEMESTER 1
| *AN1001:03 |
Anthropology IA: Discovering Anthropology |
| AR1001:03 |
The World of Archaeology |
| PY1101:03 |
Exploring Psychology 1 |
| *SY1001:03 |
Introduction to Sociology |
| WS1001:03 |
Introduction to Social Policy |
SEMESTER 2
| *AN1002:03 |
Anthropology IB: Australia and Regional
Culture |
| AR1002:03 |
Archaeology: Methods and Approaches |
| PY1102:03 |
Exploring Psychology 2 |
| *SY1002:03 |
Australian Society |
| WS1003:03 |
Issues in Social Policy |
SEMESTER 1
| *ZL1003:03 |
Introductory Zoology |
